CamEO (Cam and Ely Ouse) is a partnership initiative hosted by the Rivers Trust and supported by the Environment Agency.
The aim of this site is to provide a portal for sharing information about the Cam and Ely Ouse Catchment, to set out our catchment plan and to let you know how to get involved.
News
- East Anglia Weekly Hydrological Data, 24th June 2025Exceptionally low flows across CamEO: Little Ouse, Wissey and Ely Ouse. Report here.
- Independent Water Commission publishes interim findings
Interim report sets out scale of change needed to reform water sector - Quintessentially English – Repairing Our Chalk StreamsThe Wildlife Trust’s report from April 2025 on how to repair our chalk streams. Quintessentially English – Repairing our chalk streams.pdf
Who we are
The CamEO Partnership is a collective group of organisations working together to improve the rivers and surrounding land across parts of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (Cam and Ely Ouse river catchment).
Our Catchment
Our catchment encompasses Cambridge, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, and Thetford. The catchment is split into five sub-catchments: Cam, Lark, Little Ouse & Thet, South Level, and Wissey. Within these five sub-catchments there are 73 waterbodies, only seven of which are currently achieving Good water quality.
Activities
Want to know more about what’s going on? Here are more details.